Toy spinner.



W. BOHN.

TOY SPINNER.

APPLICATION IILEI) JAN. 14, 1909.

922,842, Patented May 25, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

WILLIAM BOHN, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LEONARD KARN, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY SPINNER.

' Application filed January 14, 1909.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Serial No. 472,359.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NILLIAH BOHN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at N. S. Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented certain new and useful Im rovements in Toy Spinners, of which the fo lowing is a s eci'lication, reference being had therein to t ie accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to toy spinners, and more particularly to a device for spinning a floor and aerial top.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a novel holder for a floor and aerial top, whereby said tops can be simultaneously spun, to revolve on a surface and in the air.

Another object of my invention is to provide an amusement device that will afford considerable amusement to juveniles, inexperienced in skilfully handling tops.

A further object of my invention is the provision of novel means for safely spinning a floor or aerial top, whereby the proper number of revolutions will be imparted to the tops to cause the same to spin with considerable stability.

With the above and other objects in view which will more readily appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be presently de scribed and then claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the top spinning device, Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of a portion of the same illustrating the manner of connecting the aerial top to the device, Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating the manner of connecting the floor top to the device, and Fig. 4 is a plan of the device.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a tubular spindle having a double spool 2. The upper end of the spindle 1 is provided with circumferentially arranged angular slots 3, and the lower end of said spindle with similar slots 4, these slots opening at the ends of the spindle 1. The spindle 1 is revolubly mounted in parallel arms 5 forming part of a wire frame 6, said frame being made of a piece of wire bent to provide eyelets 7 and 8, for a purpose that will hereinafter appear. The ends of the piece of wire are brought together and fixed in a handle 9, by which the device is held when operated.

Attached to the double spool 2 and wound thereon is a cable 10, having the free end thereof extending through one of the eyelets 7 and provided with a knob 11. Attached to the double spool 2 and wound in an opposite direction thereon from the cable 10, is a cable 12, said cable extending through the other of said eyelets 7 and winding upon a spool 13, supported by elastics 14, secured to the eyelets 8.

Adapted to fit in the lower end of the spindle 1 is the shank 15 of a floor top 16, said shank having a in 17 adapted to extend into one of the angu ar slots 4 of the s indle. Fitting in the upper end of the spin le 1 is the shank 18 of an aerial top 19, said shank having a pin 20 adapted to engage in one of the slots 3 of the spindle 1. The aerial top is made with radially disposed blades 21, whereby when a rotary movement is imparted to the shank 18, the top will ascend and sail through the air. The floor top 16, can be of any well known type, preferably that style of top termed a musical top wherein reeds are located for producing a musical sound when the top is revolved.

In operation, the handle 9 is held in one hand, while the knob 11 is pulled with the other hand. As the cable 10 is unwound from the double spool, the cable 12 is wound thereon, and the elastics 14 twisted and placed under tension, whereby when the knob 11 is released, the cable 12 will be unwound from the double spool 2 and wound upon the spool 13 and the cable 10 rewound upon the double spool 2. After the cable 10 has been pulled and immediately upon being released, the tops 19 and 16 are released, the former ascending to spin through the air and the latter spinning upon the floor or other surface.

The pins 17 and 20 of the shanks 15 and 18 retain the tops in engagement with the ends of the spindle 1 while said spindle is rotated in one direction, the tops being immediately released when the direction of the spindle is reversed.

The spinner is made of light and durable wood and rigid wire, whereby the same can be safely handled and will not be readily injured when subjected to rough use in a nursery. For outdoor use the blades 21 of the aerial top can be made of metal, whereby said blades will not crush or become broken when contacting with hard surfaces, and for use in a nursery, the blades can be made of I paste-board to prevent Walls and objects from being injured.

While in the drawings forming part of this application there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, I Would have it understood that the details of construction can be varied or changed as to the shape, proportion and manner of assemblage Wltl1- out departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now described my invention, What I claim as new, is

In a spinner, a Wire frame having side arms and provided at its rear end With a handle and at its forward end with a pair 01' for- Wardly-eXtending parallel arms provided at their free ends With eyes, a spindle rotatablymounted in said eyes and rovided at each end with means for detac 1ab1y-securing a toy, thereto, a double spool carried by said spindle, a cross bar connecting the parallel arms of said frame and provided With a pair of eyes, an elastic connection between the side arms of the frame, a spool carried by said elastic connection, a cable connected to said spool and to the double spool, said cable passing through one of said eyes, a second cable connected to said double spool and extended through the other eye of said cross bar, and a knob on the free end of said second named cable.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

WILLIAM BOHN.

WVitnesses Jos. KREBs, MAX H. SROLOVITZ. 

